academia

noun

ac·​a·​de·​mia ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 

: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe

scientists in industry and academia

a career in academia

Examples of academia in a Sentence

She found the business world very different from academia.

Recent Examples on the Web

This move will play a key role in integrating applications across industry, academia, and research bodies. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026

Yet in the ensuing years, prominent people in business, finance, politics, and academia continued to associate with him. —John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

The latest disclosure includes more than 3 million pages of materials, including 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some of which reference prominent figures in politics, academia and business. —Teresa Liu, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026

Plot details are vague other then it being described as a dark academia young adult novel with a supernatural edge that will leave readers breathless. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

latinization of academy (with -ia suggesting a geographic entity), after its Latin etymon, Acadēmia

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for academia

• anaemia
• anemia
• artemia
• leukaemia
• leukemia
• pyaemia
• toxaemia
• toxemia
• uremia
• viremia
• acidemia
• azotemia